Miami Heat forward LeBron James hugs teammate Dwyane Wade after defeating the Boston Celtics in Game 4 of their NBA Eastern Conference playoff series in Boston, Massachusetts, May 9.

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After 'The Decision' and a regular season of trying to find themselves, the Miami Heat are on the cusp of taking that next step up the NBA royalty ladder.

In Game 4 Monday night, they defeated the Boston Celtics, 98-90, in overtime, to take a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven NBA playoff series. If the Heat can win Game 5 Wednesday in Miami, they will reach the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since winning the NBA championship in 2006.

Bosh may have scored the biggest basket of his career in overtime, tipping in a James missed shot with Miami clinging to a three-point lead, late in the extra period.

Now, Miami's 'Big Three' return home with the opportunity to knock out Boston's older 'Big Three': Pierce, Ray Allen, and Kevin Garnett, who followed up a 28-point performance in Game 3 with a paltry seven points in Game 4.

As tired as the Celtics looked at the end Monday night, Miami might be as good a place as anywhere for the Boston veterans to walk off into the sunset.